Braided Star Coverlet
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- Maker:
- Singleton, William
- Date:
- 1860 - 1870
Braided Star coverlet, made from cotton fabric, pieced, each piece edged with different coloured braid. The central design is a structured geometric star, with the surrounding shapes also following a carefully designed geometric theme.
This is one of the few items in the collection known to have been made by a man. William Singleton was born in 1837 and was a Private in the 3rd Madras European Regiment during the Indian Mutiny. When he left the army he joined the Police force, and in later life moved with his family to Leyland. It is thought he made this coverlet, and a tablecloth (also in the collection) at some time during the 1860s-1870s.
